Aubrey Hayes had 28 points, was 7-of-7 from the line and had five rebounds, but it wasn't enough to get a win against Tehachapi.The Burroughs girls basketball team held a five-point lead with 3:30 left in the game, but turnovers hurt the Burros in losing 47-44 to the Warriors Tuesday in Tehachapi."We had four straight...

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By Brad KesterDI Sports

Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest, CA

By Brad KesterDI Sports

Posted Dec. 5, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Updated Dec 5, 2012 at 3:16 PM

By Brad KesterDI Sports

Posted Dec. 5, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Updated Dec 5, 2012 at 3:16 PM

TEHACHAPI — Burroughs forward Aubrey Hayes had 28 points, was 7-of-7 from the free-throw line and had five rebounds, but it wasn't enough to get a win against Tehachapi.

The Burroughs girls basketball team held a five-point lead with 3:30 left in the game, but turnovers hurt the Burros in losing 47-44 to the Warriors Tuesday in Tehachapi.

"We had four straight possessions with turnovers," BHS Coach Robert Campbell said. "We can't do that if we want to win games. We stood around a lot, so we have to move better without the basketball in our hands."

The Burros had 26 turnovers in the game, which was not good enough for Campbell with the type of guards he has. Madison Schiller, Alex Simmons, Candace Perez and Kaitlynn Roberts all run the point at different times during games and can handle the ball well, so the Burros shouldn't have problems taking care of the basketball.

"We should be around 12-to-13 turnovers a game," Campbell said. "We missed out on 26 shot opportunities because we couldn't hold on to the basketball. When a team doesn't press you particularly hard, you should be able to take care of the basketball. We didn't do that."

Hayes kept the Burros afloat throughout the game and had a huge first half. Hayes scored all of the team's seven points in the first quarter and had 19 of the team's 25 points at halftime.

"She did a nice job for us," Campbell said of his sophomore forward. "She was shooting the ball really well and she kept us in the game. However, we do need some scoring inside as well. I don't care if the guards attack the basket or Celsea (McGrew) and Talia (Forsythe) do it from their positions in the post, but we need to get more balanced."

Perez and Schiller were both under the weather, which made things more difficult for the Burros.With the loss, the Burros will go back to work. They have one last preseason game before opening up league play against Barstow on Dec. 12.

"We're a work-in-progress," Campbell said. "We're not going to panic, but we aren't where we were at the end of the this summer. We need to keep on working hard because Oak Hills (the Burros' next game) is going to be just as tough as Tehachapi and Highland were."

Hayes led the team with her 28 points, Joanna O'Neil had six points and seven rebounds, Perez had four points and four steals, Schiller had three points, Simmons had two, McGrew had one point and four rebounds, while Rachelle Schiller added three steals.

The Burros move on to play Oak Hills at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Burroughs Barn.